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WWE wrestler Matt Cardona has called Danhausen "a self-made superstar" following a Friday Night SmackDown segment in which Cardona visited Danhausen's on-screen laboratory, touched one of the character's tools and was shocked — a scripted encounter that briefly appeared to revert Cardona to his earlier Zack Ryder persona.
Speaking to Fox News Digital, Cardona said the experience left him with strange side effects, including an urge to move back to Long Island and an involuntary tendency to chant "Woo!" The bit highlights how thoroughly Danhausen's character has embedded itself into WWE's storytelling since his debut at Elimination Chamber in February.
Danhausen's Rapid Rise Since Elimination Chamber Danhausen's arrival has generated the kind of crossover attention that is difficult to manufacture.
The character — a vaudevillian figure who describes himself as "very nice, very evil" and issues formal curses to those who cross him — has moved merchandise at a pace WWE described as products flying off shelves.
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